Timothy NorrisView full slideshow. With a new album in the works, Autolux took the Henry Fonda stage on Jan. 17 before a packed house to debut a few songs for their hometown. L.A. Weekly showed up early and crashed their sound check to get an early glimpse of what the night had in store. The band has some great stuff on the way; our iPods can hardly wait. Wooden Shjips from San Francisco opened the show.
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Timothy NorrisView full slideshow. Scottish buzz band Glasvegas sold out the Troubadour Jan. 14 and they brought ex-Libertine Carl Barat and his magical touch on the guitar to open the show. Angela McKlusky also gave a soulful performance to start things off with guest Lili Hayden.
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Erin BroadleyRomantic dinners be damned, there was only one place to be on Valentine's Day - Lucent L'amour's Visionary Love Fest. Presented by the Do Lab, Lucent L'amour took over the streets of Downtown L.A. like a steampunk carnival where lust and indulgence were the ringleaders. Revelers donned decadent costumes and braved the frigid weather for music, art, performance and after-parties that lasted until dawn.View the slideshow here.
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Brandon PerkinsView full slideshow. Infamous items up for bid at the "Death Row Auction" on Jan. 25, ordered up by the US Bankruptcy Court on behalf of Suge Knight and Death Row Records. The controversial L.A. gangster rap label and its fearsome owner ran their pop culture course into the ground shortly after its flagship star, Tupac Shakur, was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996. Read Brandon Perkins' report on the auction.
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Courtesy of Mashable.com and Wm. Marc Salsberry, @wmmarcView more photos in the "SXSW Games and Girls: ScreenBurn Arcade, Facebook Party, RVIP Lounge" slideshow. It wouldn't be SXSW Interactive without a sneak peak at awesome new games and the chance to party with the ladies of tech, PR and social media. L.A. Weekly hit up the ScreenBurn Arcade Hall at the convention center, Facebook party at Pangaea, and traveling karaoke cabaret on wheels, the RVIP Lounge. Additional photos courtesy of Mashable.com and Wm. Marc Salsberry, @wmmarc.
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Timothy NorrisAnvil: The Story of Anvil, the documentary about Canadian 1980s hair metal band Anvil, had its Los Angeles premiere April 7 at the Egyptian Theatre and drew appearances by Dustin Hoffman, Henry Rollins, Ryan Gosling, Keanu Reeves and hair metal legends. Read Siran Babayan's Anvil feature. View more photos in the Anvil Premiere @ The Egyptian slideshow.
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Timothy Norris"We, the few witnesses, an itsy representation of the world at large, gathered in an arena downtown to bid farewell. Before the body's arrival, it felt different than the Staples Center will ever feel again." View more photos in "MJ Generation: Scenes From the Michael Jackson Memorial."
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